#self-nurturing

[angeloftheshore]

the importance of self-care

the importance of self-care

To me, self-care is doing something that nurtures, honors, and creates a state of empowerment and well being within yourself. It can include physical activities, such as exercise, dance, hiking, and yoga, as well as things that bring calm, such as reading, meditation, or taking a warm bath. 1. Self-care helps you perform at your best Fundamentally, self-care is a way to maintain balance within…

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[askscarletrose]

There is an idea that as we grow up, we must put away our toys. Our childish things. That we can not call ourselves adults unless we can move beyond them and present ourselves to the world to be invulnerable with a deep desire to always “win” no matter who we hurt or how hurt we become along the way.

I for one do not want to put my toys away and pretend that my childhood was just a passing memory. I wish to embrace others for their own vulnerabilities.I want to let them know even if they fail at something, there is room for forgiveness and that they can still be loved.

This too goes for ourselves. We all have this “little voice” in our heads that is quick to scold us when we fail. To call ourselves stupid, ugly, a loser, and all matter of terrible things. We inflict self-punishment out of some need for an authority figure to tell us how we are wrong. I’m here to tell you we simply can not allow this voice be the only one that guides us in life. We also need gentleness and kindness to have a voice. One who will tell us we can get through the hard times. To encourage us to try again. This idea of self-nurturing shouldn’t be something we put away in a shoebox and hide it from the rest of the “grown-ups” around us. For they too were once children and all children young and old need hope for a brighter tomorrow.

[inspiraholic]

I am a huge self-care proponent. Not the kind of self-care most people think of, like getting a massage every six months or getting a manicure. I mean the kind of self-care that is done daily, the kind where you fall in love with yourself, treat yourself with the same kind of respect you show to …

[famousmoonwonderland-blog]

Catching Up with Yourself

Catching Up with Yourself

When was the last time you had the time to catch up with what’s going on inside you? You know time to hang out, do nothing but read books, watch tv and sketch a bit in your long neglected drawing pad. Where you begin to experience feelings arise and thoughts or memories come to surface and bit by bit – process them until you are settled. Where you drop down into finding out what’s bugging you and…

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[sometimesmagical]

“You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes every day – unless you’re too busy; then you should sit for an hour.” – Zen Proverb In my quest for radical self-care, this has become my proverb, t...

[hackneyhomebirth]

Interviews with women on self-mothering / self-nurturing

A highly recommended local doula, Marie-Claire, is conducting a series of interviews with women on self-mothering and self-nurturing and is looking for willing participants.  The women don't have to be mothers, or mothers-to-be even, but just be willing to talk about how they go about nurturing themselves and the impact that care has on their communities.

The interviews will feed into helping Marie-Claire tailor the support she offers to women and might eventually end up in a book, but not without prior consent from the individuals involved.

Interviews will be conducted over Skype or recorded on the phone.

If you are interested in taking part then please contact Marie-Claire directly.  Her details are below.

Marie-Claire De La Seigne-Rodriguez Hypnobirthing Practitioner - Doula - Pregnancy Massage Specialist - Healer - Celebrant www.amazing-grace-birthing.co.uk 07768827728 / [email protected]

[mytmjstory-blog]

I feel like being healthy is impossible...

I have started a self healing, loving and nurturing journey for the summer. In order to allow my jaw to be in a comfortable place, where I can walk side by side with it through my life, instead of it pulling me on a leash, I need to relieve the tension built up in the muscles. I need to do what my body needs to relieve the stress and tension. I have started off with the basics; Exercise, water and nutrients.

I have been drinking 8 glasses of water for the last four days. Yeah I know, it's not a celebration, but it's a start. My mom recently bought me the Vitamix and so I have been getting my servings of vegetables every day! I started walking two days go. Baby steps, but that's where I am at. 

Today though, for some dumb reason. I started reading myself in circles about the above. Is drinking 8 glasses of water good for me or bad for me? Is it good water? What about the chlorine? How do that the fruits and vegetables we are eating are actually organic/natural?

I feel like being healthy is impossible in the world we are living in.  I start reading, which I should just refrain from doing, this STUPID book by Kevin Trudeau and read way too much. This guy basically tells you that everything is poisonous and that EVERYTHING is essentially going to kill you. It was nuts and when I was done with the book I thought to myself, "How do you live a healthy life if you are continuously thinking about all the harm you are doing to yourself?" 

A lot of the things that he mentioned were bad for your health are, I'm sure, are bad for my health, but it's like, what can we do? Everything is hidden from us. Sure companies say this and this, but what is really true about the "organic" fruit and vegetables we are eating? Or about the water we are drinking? I spent hours researching the difference between tap, spring, distilled, filtered and purified water and I came to the conclusion that purified is potentially the best, though some tap water is completely fine to drink (go New York City). So I looked up the best brands of purified water and found that Nestle Pure Life is the way to go. It is the number one trusted bottled water, but still, there's a catch, there always is. There's something the company isn't saying. 

I was totally fine drinking my mom's refrigerator water until I did my research. I think the biggest thing that freaks me out, aside from the other cancerous chemicals, is the chlorine that they use to disinfect the tap water. Chlorine is a chemical that should not be going into our bodies. Not only does is live in our tap water that we drink, but we shower in that water as well and the chlorine is being absorbed into or pores and then our body.

I start thinking way too much about the risks of all these different things and it honestly turns into a headache. We try living healthy, but we are all so worried about all these risks and so on and so fourth, that we are in our head and not really living.

I think I just need to continue to live. We are so small on this planet and our lives are so short. Thinking about the risks of drinking water or showering is so minimal right now. I do not think that in our life to we will ever see anything so drastic with our water. It was definitely happen at some point. There is only so much water and I can totally see them genetically modify liquids to become water. 

Life is short. We all need to realize that. I think WebMD is a a no-no. If you can do something that makes you feel better, like growing your own fruits and vegetables or getting a purified filter for your shower or your faucets then do it, but don't worry after that because you can all do so much with the resources we have.

-Katy

[mizmeliz]

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Can you make yourself happier by following a few simple steps?

Disclosure

I think you can!

I did it. Years ago I was stuck in a fog. I was sad and depressed all the time. I realized that I was on a downward spiral of self-loathing. I had to put a stop to it.

One of the things that I did that helped me feel better was listen to music. I loved listening to music and noticed how it affected my…

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